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United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
As world heads for overshoot of 1.5°C, adaptation is too slow
Growth in international public adaptation finance flows are flattening, rising by just US$1 billion between 2023 and 2024.
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
‘Cool leaders’, a roadmap and nature for cooling: Global Cooling Pledge acts on heat
Singapore, the United Arab Emirates and business leader Dong Mingzhu named inaugural Cool Leaders.
Eco-Business
Early action and regulatory alignment key to unlocking trillions for Asia’s energy and adaptation needs
UNDP and Eco-Business also announced a new partnership – Unlocking AI for Sustainability – advancing AI governance and …
Eco-Business
Bankable projects with clear ROI metrics vital to plug Malaysia’s RM130 billion adaptation deficit
Climate finance will need to shift towards strengthening market capacity and commercial viability to help Malaysia meet its …
All #adaptation Press Releases
2 June 2026
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
50 cities for climate action: avoiding and adapting to a 50°C world
19 May 2026
12 April 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
From dialogue to delivery: The Pacific’s climate mobility moment
4 January 2026
UN Food Systems Coordination Hub
Ethiopia advances youth-led food systems transformation through new science-policy-society interface workshop
21 November 2025
14 November 2025
Zurich Resilience Solutions
Zurich launches climate spotlight in Asia Pacific
9 November 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Slow climate adaptation threatening lives and economies
5 September 2025
30 August 2025
1 July 2025
5 May 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Asia-Pacific countries endorse bold steps for greener, resilient cities at UN assembly
1 April 2025
UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Climate-smart trade facilitation: From efficiency to climate solutions
24 February 2025
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
World must pull together to build a fairer, more sustainable planet: UNEP annual report
20 January 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Resilience rising: Targeting transformative disaster risk reduction in Asia-Pacific subregions
1 November 2024
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Climate change could reduce GDP in developing Asia and the Pacific by 17% by 2070
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